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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Irises and lemons

Whew - I'm so far behind with this blog. These last couple of weeks have been SUPER CRAZY BUSY and I haven't been able to play very much. Yuck! Still, I have certain priorities and tablescaping has become one! I couldn't NOT participate in Susan's party - she's always such a gracious hostess!! (http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/)

Last week, I teased everyone with my dark purple irises. They have been so beautiful this year. As soon as they started coming up, I knew I had to design a table just for them. The pictures don't really do it justice. The table is really beautiful.

The table is a mix of purple, silver, and yellow. I layered a dark purple lace cloth over my white tablecloth. Yellow cloth napkins match back to the fresh lemons.

Bottom layer is a sparkly purple charger. China is our wedding china - Mikasa Parchment. We LOVE it!! The silver swirls are light and add just the right touch of elegance to any color scheme. The silverware was from my maternal grandmother. I think it's called Remembrance. It has a sweet little flower at the tip of each piece.

I love the contrast of the deep purple flowers with the yellow lemons.

Hi LJ,I love your Iris and lemons theme. And you made a fabulous tabelscape with it. I think, iris have somehow a similar scent like lemons. I know that it is very difficult to take a photo from a tablecloth like that. I am sure, in nature you can't see the white so much. That turns out differently on the photo. The chargers and plates are very beautiful, yes, the Mikasa plates are gorgeously. Greetings, Johanna

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